Donna K. Hathaway, PhD, FAAN
Professor and Dean
The University of Tennessee Health Science Center
College of Nursing
877 Madison Avenue
Memphis, TN 38163
Office Phone: 901-448-6135
Toll Free: 800-733-2498
Fax: 901-448-6100
Email: dhathaway@utmem.edu
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Donna Hathaway received her baccalaureate and masters degrees in nursing from the University of Missouri-Columbia and her PhD in nursing from the University of Texas at Austin. During her career she has held a variety of clinical positions working primarily in post surgical units and has taught in all levels of nursing schools.
She joined the University Of Tennessee College Of Nursing in 1984 as Assistant Professor and subsequently was promoted to Associate Professor and to the rank of Professor. During this time she was also appointed as a Professor of Transplant Surgery in the College of Medicine where she held a position as Director of Clinical Transplant Research. She has also served as Director of the PhD program and in August 2000 was appointed Dean of the College of Nursing.
Dr. Hathaway is active, and has held positions in a variety of professional organizations; is a fellow in the American Academy of Nursing; serves as a consultant to government, industry, and educational institutions; and has also served on several NIH review panels and workgroups. She is also a member of the Robert Wood Johnson Nurse Executive Fellow 2002 Cohort.
Currently she is a Professor and the Dean of Nursing at The University of Tennessee Health Science Center in Memphis. Her research, which examines quality of life and biobehavioral outcomes following organ transplantation, has been funded since the late 1980’s and is widely published in professional journals. As part of this program of research, Dr. Hathaway has been the sponsor of several K-awards and minority supplements. In addition, she has mentored numerous pre- and post-doctoral nurses, as well as pre- and post-doctoral transplant research fellows.
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UTHSC College of Nursing
877 Madison Avenue
Memphis, Tennessee 38163
901-448-6128
Fax: 901-448-4121
Toll Free: 800-733-2498
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